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At low tide, a barnacle looks like stone. But each one began as a drifting speck—crossing currents, reading the chemistry of water, and making a single irreversible choice about where to live.

The Life of a Barnacle

Angelique Mitchell, MPS January 17, 2026 No Comments
A microscopic epic of drift, decision, and devotion On a winter walk along a pier in Surf City, the boards are bleached pale by sun and salt. Wind threads through…
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Estuarine marsh edge in Onslow County, North Carolina, showing open water, emergent marsh grasses, and the transition from subtidal habitat to higher marsh zones.

The Hidden City in the Grass

Angelique Mitchell, MPS January 10, 2026 No Comments
How seagrasses and marsh grasses—and the animals within them—build the marshes of Onslow County In Onslow County’s estuarine marshes, the best time to understand how the landscape works is when…
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